Roger Briggs Gathering Together For Full Orchestra Score is Transposed Duration: ca. 14 min. Instrumentation 2 Flutes 2 Oboes 2 Bass Clarinets dbl. B-flat Clarinets 2 Bassoons 4 horns in F 3 Trumpets in C 2 Tenor Trombones 1 Bass Trombone 3 Percussion Percussion 1: Vibraphone & Marimba Percussion 2: Glockenspiel & Xylophone Percussion 3: Celesta & Crotales Piano Strings Notes The title GATHERING TOGETHER is taken from the poem, 'The People Gathering Together' by Patricia Goedicke. I was particularly struck by the final three lines: All over the earth we keep coming together. We keep giving each other these parties These heart-breakingly beautiful parties. The piece is a single movement work divided into four large sections. The first two sections are unified by tempi, motif, and rhythmic impulse. The third section, in variation form, is slower. The final section combines the primary material from each of the preceding sections. Original Chamber Orchestra Version: Commissioned and Premiered by Keith Williams and THE MUSIC ENSEMBLE in 1985 at ST. John's Smith Square in London, England. Full Orchestra Version: Premiered by the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Válek, conducting at Dvorak Hall, Prague, 1995. GATHERING TOGETHER has been recorded by The Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra, Roger Briggs conducting. MMC Label No. 2099. Transposed Score GATHERING TOGETHER Full of Energy q. = 69 ROGER BRIGGS a2 1. 2 Flutes fff fff f a2 1. 2 Oboes fff fff f 2 Bass Clarinets in Bb a2 1. 2 Bassoons fff fff f cuivre Horns 1 & 2 in F mf fff cuivre Horns 3 & 4 in F fff mf con sord. Trumpets 1 & 2 in C fff mf Trumpet 3 in C 2 Trombones fff fff Bass Trombone fff fff VIBES Hard Mallets Motor On, Full Vib. Percussion 1 Vibes & Marimba fff GLOCK. Percussion 2 Glockenspiel & Xylophone fff Percussion 3 Celesta & Crotales Piano fff sim. Violin I sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz fff f Violin II fff fff f sim. Viola sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz fff f non div. div. Violoncello fff fff f Double Bass fff fff Copyright © 1996 2 4 a2 1. 2 Fl. p fff p fff p f 1. a2 2 Ob. p fff p fff p f 1. a2 2 Bsn. p fff p fff p f Hn. 1 & 2 fff Hn. 3 & 4 fff C Tpt. 1 & 2 p fff Tbn. 1 & 2 fff p fff p B. Tbn. fff p fff p (to marimba) Perc. 1 Vib. fff fff (to xylophone) Perc. 2 Glock. & Xylo. fff fff Pno. fff fff Vln. I sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz fff f Vln. II p fff p fff p f Vla. sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz fff f div. Vc. p p p fff fff f Db. fff p fff p 3 A 8 2 Fl. pp 2 Ob. pp 2 Bs.Cl. mp 2 Bsn. pp Hn. 1 & 2 ppp Hn. 3 & 4 pp C Tpt. 1 & 2 ppp Pno. pp No Ped. A Vln. I sfz sfz sfz p Vln. II pp Vla. sfz sfz sfz p (div.) Vc. pp Db. pp 13 4 more intense 2 Bs.Cl. sfz sfz sfz sfz cresc. poco a poco more intense sfz sfz sfz sfz Pno. mp cresc. poco a poco sfz sfz sfz slightly detached & more intense Vln. I sfz sfz sfz sfz mp cresc. poco a poco slightly detached & more intense Vla. sfz sfz sfz sfz mp cresc. poco a poco more intense Vc. mp cr esc. poco a poco more intense Db. mp cresc. poco a poco 18 2 Bs.Cl. (cresc. poco a poco) sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz Pno. sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz Vln. I sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz Vla. sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz Vc. Db. 21 slightly detached 2 Bs.Cl. f mf sfz Pno. f sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz mf cresc. poco a poco sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz Vln. I sfz sfz f sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz mf Vla. sfz sfz f sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz sfz mf Vc. f mf Db. .